... her cute little prayer.

I have been encouraging Rachael to say her own prayers at night. Partly because I think it's good for her to learn on her own, and partly because I love to know what made an impression. (The pony castle and dollhouse from Christmas just recently dropped off the list!)

Thank thee for my fwiends,
Thank thee for pink cupcakes, (refreshments from family night; she licked off the pink frosting and was done)
And we could go to a park, (our activity earlier in the day)
And we had a good famwee home eve-en-ing.

At least FHE is making an impression!

... General Conference.

I love General Conference every six months. I like to listen to our leaders and the messages they have to share with us. I always have one or two that really stay with me, at least until the next conference. This year we get to hear from President Monson in his new capacity as prophet and president of the church.

I also like that we get to stay home and watch it in our pajamas. Thank you BYU-TV!

... a great card.

Ryan's sister Lorie knows just the card to get for his birthday. Rachael thinks it's pretty great, too.

... and Macaroni Grill.

I got to have create-your-own pasta at Macaroni Grill today for lunch... I chose my favorite combination of bow-tie pasta with Creamy Garlic Sauce, artichoke hearts, roasted garlic, and red onions. So yummy!

Simple pleasures.

... the fishing trip restored.

Ryan finally did get to go fishing today, and I'm glad, since that is pretty much his birthday present. He only caught one fish but it was a good one.

... and the "magic potty."

We have used several different potties on the trip - as you might imagine for a 9 hour car trip to a new destination. Some of these are equipped with infrared flushing; Rachael calls it a "magic potty" because it knows when to flush, all by itself.

So we were having lunch at a restaurant today with two stalls, neither of which has such a device installed. Coincidentally, though, the woman using the other stall flushed right after Rachael was finished on the potty. She turned to me with her usual "It's a magic potty!"

Except this time there was a muffled chuckle from the other stall... at least someone is having loads of fun with potty training.

... and a lifetime goal fulfilled!!

I finally went to the Piggly Wiggly! Whoever thought up that name? It's so silly!!

(In case you don't know it's a grocery store chain in the South.)

It's been a lifelong - OK, just the past few years - obsession to shop at a Piggly Wiggly. It was awesome!! I bought hair clips.

... new sights.

One of the things I really love about living in Lexington is that you can go so many cool places. You can draw a 9 hour circle around the city and see so many different things. (9 hours to Lesley's in Pennsylvania, 9 hours to Myrtle Beach, 9 hours to Savannah [where we are now!] and up next 9 hours to Nauvoo.)

Ryan was suppose to go fishing today, but because of bad weather and something with the tides (I'm not sure what, just that it was not right) he had to postpone until tomorrow. So the three of us went to Historic Savannah, walked down by the river, drove over the neat bridge, and climbed the lighthouse at Tybee Island. What a day! It's really beautiful here and well into spring (trees are already leafing out), but kind of humid. I'm glad we are here in April and not August.

... good weather and safe travels.

Another long day on the road, this time to Savannah, Georgia. We have driven all the way to Columbia, SC before (last year's trip to Myrtle Beach) so there was only about 150 miles of new territory. We enjoyed the trip. And Rachael watched a lot of movies.

... consistency.

They say if you do something for 21 days it becomes a habit. I have been blogging now for three months, so I guess that qualifies.

I love it because although it's not as good as a journal, it's a quick look at what I was thinking that day. And I can't believe I have kept it up for this long!

(It also helps that I can change the date on posts, so when I don't get to the computer for a day or two, I can "pretend" like I did!)